Should I consider gas burner
Just got back from a swing around Arkansas (and Memphis) looking at some diesel pushers. Saw many we liked but couldn't make the price work. With our budget most salesmen were steering us toward gas c...
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Fifty4F100 wrote:RLS7201 wrote:
The 99 V10 at 275 HP was a dog. Ford recognized the problem and increased the HP to 310 in 2000 and then again increased the HP to 362 in 2006. The 2016 has reduced the HP to 320 but increased drivability with both HP and torque at lower RPMs and a 6 speed transmission. Don't shy away from the newer V10s until you drive one.
Richard
I wish I could drive a new gasser up some of the hills in East TN or the Ark. Ozarks. There was one hill 2 years ago our MH almost didn't make in Sylamore National Forest near Blanchard Springs Caverns. It was long and steep. And we weren't towing a car that trip. But that would be a 300 mile test drive.
Came home from KY to TN just last night on 75 in a 2003 Sunova 31' V10 pulling a 10' cargo trailer with two motorcycles in it. Passed big trucks all the way up Jellico mountain. Topped it a 65 MPH. Just floor it and let it run. The V10 did great.
